When one of the founders of your company is known as the father of American insurance, it's probably a good idea to follow his advice—even if the advice is more than 260 years old.

We're talking about Benjamin Franklin and one of his famous thoughts is: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. "

The Philadelphia Contributionship, which Franklin helped found in 1752, is listening to that advice by initiating a disaster recovery and business continuity plan to keep the property insurer up and running in the event of a tragedy.

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